Joy Bonala
Joy Bonala is a multimedia journalist currently based in Summerville, SC. She began her career in print media after graduating from Western Kentucky University with a degree in photojournalism. She loved using her passion for photography to document local news and tell the stories of people in her community. Her career in journalism has allowed her to experience life across the United States with positions in Oklahoma, Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming and Texas. Eventually, she brought her visual skills to radio as a news director at an NPR news station in Abilene, TX. There she explored new ways to complement audio stories by incorporating still photographs and video. And now, as a content producer in the digital department at SCETV, she is a storyteller for the MyTelehealth Team which seeks to elevate public understanding and knowledge of Telehealth and its diverse services in South Carolina.
Stories
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My Telehealth: How telehealth is used by local boards of disabilities and special needs
September 20, 2023Michaela Moss sits at her kitchen table. It is 10 p.m. at night. Beside her is Erica Kinloch, a healthcare technician for the Board of Disabilities and Special Needs. They talk on the phone with a telehealth facilitator for Station MD a telehealth service that the BDSN uses... -
My Telehealth: Virtual evaluations improve access to psychiatric care
September 18, 2023This story is part of series marking Telehealth Awareness Week 2023. You can find more reporting here. In the United States, about one in five adults live with some type of mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, or depression. Unfortunately... -
Virtual Mentoring and Partnership Create Support Network for Nurses
August 30, 2023In Sumter, the surgical inpatient floor at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital is always bustling with activity for Registered Nurse Sarah Richardson who moves from room to room assessing patients, administering medications, and tending wounds. “We work on a busy floor here, where... -
Virtual Evaluations Improve Access to Psychiatric Care
August 23, 2023In the United States, about one in five adults live with some type of mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, or depression. Unfortunately, psychiatric care is limited, especially in rural areas such as the Pee Dee of South Carolina. “It’s a... -
Doctor Becomes Patient, Shares Experience with Telehealth
July 24, 2023Retired family medicine physician, healthcare administrator and longtime telehealth advocate Dr. Richard P. Foster, of Wadmalaw Island, has been battling Pancreatic Cancer and for the first time, navigating the healthcare system as a patient. After his diagnosis earlier this... -
Telehealth by the Numbers
July 18, 2023The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) is a statewide collaboration of many organizations joining forces to expand telehealth services across the state. The SCTA provides guidance, assists with strategic development, and advises on technology and standards to develop...
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